Black Madonna

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Black Madonna
Black Madonna
Illustration: Silvia Christoph
Worksheet 1 g
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Worksheet 1 g
Worksheet 1
individuelle Schülerlösungen
Worksheet 2
1. & 2. (Lösungsbeispiele)
1. shoe cupboard – overturned He can put it up again. 2. coat hooks – torn out of the wall He can hang them up again.
3. mirror – dashed to shivers He could buy a new one. 4. cupboards – torn open He can close them. 5. drawers – smashed
He could fix them. 6. contents – thrown onto the floor He can put the things back into the cupboard. 7. books – pulled off
their shelves He can put the books back onto their shelves. 8. shelves – knocked over He can set them up again.
Worksheet 4
1. • George C. Page Museum • The Three Investigators see a suspicious man drive off with a mammoth that belongs to the
George C. Page Museum • $ 6,99 • George C. Page came to southern California because of an orange that had tasted unforgettably sweet to him when he was a young boy. When later, as a young man he left his home in Nebraska, he headed for California. • saber-toothed cat. 2. • 1. According to one theory the word comes from the Spanish word „griego“ (for „Greek“). The
Greek language used to serve as an example for a completely incomprehensible language „It's all Greek to me!“ and was
used for people who weren’t speaking proper Spanish. In following years it was used for people with white skin, even for white
people who were speaking Spanish. 2. According to another theory the word used to refer to American soldiers in the MexicanAmerican War (1846 - 1848) who were wearing green coats. The Mexican told the American soldiers to „go home“ by shouting
„Greens go home“ or - in a more simple version - „Green go“. There are many more explantions but the origin of the word cannot clearly be clarified.
3. • He thinks the statue is evil and angry because it was stolen.
Worksheet 5
1. • One room is full of statues. There are at least 100 figures everywhere in the room.
• 1. He has made a mistake by talking about „freelance“ journalists. 2. He locks up his office while he’s at home. 2. A suspicious
message is left on his voicemail. 2. • José wanted the Three Investigators to bring the statue back to Mr Pentecost.
Worksheet 6
1. Peter and Bob are upset with Justus because he treats them very rudely. • The two are concerned that they can’t continue
their investigations legally. • When the estate’s gates open to let a car pass onto the grounds, Justus just slips in. 2. • call of a
bird • the bird has a noticeable red spot on its breast. 4. 1. hears the secret signal, 2. sits down, 3. pushes bag in Smith’s face,
4. dashes out of the door, 5. storms into the library, 6. pulls the window open, 7. jumps out of the window, 8. jumps into the MG
Worksheet 7
1. Mrs Gonzales: … smiles glumly. (S. 76), … she talks with a surprisingly energetic voice. (S. 76), … throws him an almost furtive glance. (S.77), … she says very forcefully. (S. 77), … is smiling up at Aunt Mathilda. (S. 78), … remains friendly. (S. 78), Aunt
Mathilda: … looking grimmer and grimmer (S. 78), … asks in a threatening voice (S. 78), … says Aunt Mathilda curtly. (S. 78),
… Aunt Mathilda answers reluctantly (S. 79)
Worksheet 8
1. brea, la (f.) Spanish word for „tar“ tautology: The tar tar pits. 2. 1. Hancock Park 2. The George C. Page Museum is
located in the midst of this area. It tells the story of the tar pits and exhibits finds originating from the surrounding tar pits.
3. The „fishbowl“ is a special attraction of the museum. It is a glass laboratory where visitors can observe researchers carrying
out their work. 4. „Pit 91“ is one of the pits which is still being excavated by researchers. At the moment it is put on hiatus, so
that the researchers can work on „project 23“, a new excavation site which has been recently discovered. 5. American lion
skull + bones, coyotes, dire wolves, ground sloths, lynx, saber-toothed cats, juvenile horse and bison, teratorn. 3. The statue
was hidden inside a mammoth which is located in one of the tar pits. As the packaging in which it was wrapped probably leaked
its paint got damaged by the tar. 4. Brian Smith, Martin Sheffers, Steve Bright, Jim Farrell 5. Freelance assistant to the Rocky
Beach police.
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• In contrast to Mr Gonzales’ description Bob wasn’t wearing glasses but contact lenses. 2. Mögliche Museen: Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, Page Museum, Petersen Automotive Museum, Zimmer Children’s Museum 3. • Sybill Manning • A lot
of objects were stolen and replaced by reproductions. • Mr Pentecost • $ 400
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Worksheet 3
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Worksheet 1 g
Chapter
1
– GLITTER AND DUST (TR. 01)
Chapter
2
– THE HERO OF CARINO BEACH (TR. 02 & 03)
 What does it look like at Carino Beach?
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raw a map or a picture of the place using all the information you have. If you are unsure,
reread chapters 1 & 2 or listen to the text again.
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Let your fantasy run wild!
If you read chapters 1 & 2 carefully, you can get an impression of what it looks like in Carino Beach.
Bildquelle: Thinkstock.com
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Worksheet 1 g
 Who was where?
Your map is ready? Great – now you can start your detective work!
Describe your map to the class.
• Why do think that Carino Beach looks the way you’re describing it?
(One person in your group should read the text passages that suit your explanations)
• Explain why you think that certain things happened where
you marked them on the map. (Again, one person in your
group should read the text passages that suit your
explanations).
 A little-tongue-exercise:
read this sentence aloud and
practice your th-sounds 
 And the winner is …
You have seen a lot of maps and you have heard a lot of explanations.
• Which
one is the best map? And which group has the most logical explanation?
Now you can crown your detective-kings!
Vocabulary
Let your fantasy run wild!
Lass deiner Fantasie freien Lauf!
significantbedeutend
unusualungewöhnlich
spotMarkierung, Ort
to suitpassen (zu)
to crownkrönen
W 600227  Your time to present!
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• I n your map mark the route that Justus, Peter and Bob take.
• Mark all spots where something significant or unusual happened
(e.g. Justus is pushed aside and drops his ice-cream).
• Draw your map on the blackboard or onto a transparency.
• Finally, find a text passage for every important spot on the map.
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Illustration: Silvia Christoph
Worksheet 2
Chapter
3
e
– BURGLARY WITH CONSEQUENCES (TR. 04 & 05)
 What a mess!
When the Three Investigators arrive at José Santanda’s flat they are confronted with huge chaos.
Can you remember what has happened to the things in his flat?
shelves
shoe cupboard
urned
overt
thrown onto the fl oor
dashed to shiv
ers
e rs
dr a w
ents
cont
s
ook
h
t
coa
knocked over
e wall
torn out of th
ons
cushi
helves
pulled off their s
ks
boo
slit open
open
torn
cupboards
the
contents (of
ed
smash
drawers)
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mirro
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• Connect the matching words.
If you need some help, reread or listen to the beginning of chapter 3 carefully.
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 Time to tidy up!
When José comes back to his flat, he will need to tidy it up.
Look at the pairs that you have found in exercise 1.
• W
hat does José need to do with the things that have been destroyed or jumbled?
Look at the example and write a whole sentence for each pair that you have found
in exercise 1.
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Vocabulary
to be confronted with sth.
auf etwas stoßen
dashed to shiverszersplittert
to tidy upaufräumen
to jumble durcheinanderbringen
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– slit open  He
can sew up (zunähen) the cushions.
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Example:
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Worksheet 3 p
Chapter
4
– UNDER SUSPICION (TR. 06)
Chapter
5
– A VISIT TO THE MUSEUM (TR. 07, 08 & 09)
 There is something shady about it!
Justus
Peter
Bob
• Why does Justus think that Tonio Gonzales gave a false statement?
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 A virtual trip to L.A. In chapter 5 the Three Investigators arrive at the Arts & Crafts Museum.
It is only one of many important museums on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Maybe you have already been there? If not - now’s the time to get there!
• Go on the internet and find at least 3 more museums on Wilshire Boulevard.
Write down:
• • • • • Bildquelle: Pavel Losevsky (fotolia.de)
the name of the museum
the exact address
the opening hours
the entrance fee
what you can see there
W 600227 • How did Tonio describe the Three Investigators?
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In chapter 4 Inspector Cotta tells the boys that Tonio Gonzales gave a detailed description of them.
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• When you have finished, present your results to the class.
museum 1
museum 2
museum 3
1. name
2. address
3. opening hours
4. entrance fee
Walking around in the Arts & Crafts Museum the Three Investigators see a lot of reproductions
that look exactly like the original.
• What’s the name of the talented artist who produces these reproductions?
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• Why are there so many reproductions in the museum?
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• Reproductions are not as valuable as originals – but still expensive.
Who has paid for them at the Arts & Crafts Museum?
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• The Three Investigators have caused an expensive false alarm.
How much will it cost according to Milena Osborne?
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Vocabulary
There is sth. shady about it.
Da ist was faul dran.
entrance fee
Eintrittsgebühr
fake and original Original und Fälschung (idiom.)
valuablewertvoll
W 600227  Fake and original
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5. what can you see there?
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Worksheet 4 p
Chapter
6
– MADONNA’S CURSE (TR. 10)
Chapter
7
– BOB DROPS OUT (TR. 11)
 Another visit to the museum • What’s the name of it?
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• Why do they want to go there?
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o on the internet and visit the museum’s homepage. As many museums this one also has a
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museum store. Now it’s your turn to do some investigations!
• Can you find out how much the 5 inch little plush woolly mammoth costs in the museum store?
• On the museum homepage you can find information about
George C. Page after whom the museum is named. Can you find out why he first came to California?
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• If you search the homepage very carefully, you can find out that apart from the mammoth another animal lived in the Los Angeles basin. Do you know which one?
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In chapter 6 the Three Investigators mention another museum.
Bildquelle: volff (fotolia.de)
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Worksheet 4 p
 Gringos and Mexicans In chapter 6 the Three Investigators visit 46 Laguna Street once again. When they try to convince Toni Gonzales that they are José’s friends, he replies that José has no gringos as friends.
• Go on the internet and look up the word gringo. Where does the word come from?
Find at least two explanations and present them to the class.
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 Not a good day for Bob
In chapter 7 a lot of unpleasant things happen to Bob.
• Put yourself in Bob’s place … and write an e-mail to a good friend in which you describe
what you have experienced all day long.
Dear friend,
You won’t believe what happened to me today …
Vocabulary
to mention
erwähnen
plush Plüschwoolly wollig
mammoth
Mammut
to convinceüberzeugen
unpleasantunangenehm
W 600227 • Toni Gonzales is terribly scared of the Black Madonna. What’s the reason?
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Worksheet 5
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Chapter
8
– GREAT DELIVERANCE (TR. 12)
Chapter
9
– JOSÉ BACKS OUT (TR. 13)
When Justus and Peter enter Mr Pentecost’s villa they are completely astonished.
• Explain why.
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• Why do Justus and Peter think that there is something wrong with Mr Pentecost?
Write down 3 things that proof that he is involved in the recent series of events.
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2. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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 A very strange villa
Bildquelle: Fırat (fotolia.de)
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 José has a problem
• In chapter 9 José tells the Three Investigators that he wanted them to bring the Black
Madonna back to … whom?
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Vocabulary
astonishederstaunt
there is something wrong with … irgendetwas stimmt nicht mit …
to proof
beweisen
the recent series of events
die jüngsten Ereignisse
W 600227 This statue makes me ill.
I wish I’d never touched it …
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• José thinks that the statue makes him ill – but at the same time he doesn’t believe in the
curse. At the end of chapter 9 he climbs over the fence and walks away. On his way home he
thinks about the statue and talks to himself. Continue his interior monologue.
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Worksheet 6 g
Chapter
10 – A BAD MISTAKE (TR. 14 & 15)
Chapter
11 – THE END OF THE THREE INVESTIGATORS (TR. 16 & 17)
 Two against one
• Why do Peter and Bob not want to continue the investigations?
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• How does Justus manage to get onto Mr Pentecost’s highly secured estate?
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 Caught in the trap! At the beginning of chapter 11 Justus finds himself in quite a hairy situation.
He has nearly given up hope when he hears the signal of the Three Investigators.
• It`s the ...
howl of a
dog
miaow of a
cat
call of a
bird
grunt of a
hippo
trumpeting of
an elefant
• What does the animal look like? Go on the internet and look for it.
It has a very noticeable characteristic. What is it?
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Bildquelle: Hund: Willie Cole (fotolia.de); Katze: George Doyle & Ciaran Griffin (Thinkstock.com); Vogel: dusan964 (shutterstock.com);
Nilpferd: Eric Isselée (fotolia.de): Elefant: Clivia (fotolia.de)
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• In chapter 10 Peter and Bob are quite upset with Justus. Why?
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 Let’s get loud! You certainly knew straightaway which animal’s sound the Three Investigators are using as a
secret signal. Have you got an idea what it sounds like?
• Go on the internet and look for this special animal sound. Listen to it carefully!
Now go to a quiet place in and try to imitate it. Choose one member of your group who
can imitate it best – he or she will present it to the class later.
When Peter and Bob arrive at the villa in order to help Justus everything happens very fast.
• Can you number Justus’ actions in the right order?
storms into the library
dashes out of the door
pulls the window open
sits down
jumps into the MG
hears secret signal
pushes bag in Smith’s face
jumps out of the window
 Speed record
In chapter 11 Justus receives an e-mail with José’s phone number.
• Find the phone number, memorize it and then jump up and recite it!
Who’s the quickest in your class?
Vocabulary
howl
miaow
grunt
hippo(potamus) trumpeting
das Heulen
das Miauen
das Grunzen
Nilpferd
das Trompeten
course of events
straightaway
noticeable
characteristic
to recite
Ereignisablauf
sofort, auf der Stelle
auffällig
Merkmal
auswendig aufsagen
W 600227  The course of events
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• When your back in the classroom, it will be time for a little contest!
Each group will need to present their imitation. And the winner is…?
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Worksheet 7 p
Chapter
14 – UNEXPECTED AID (TR.18 & 19)
 A helpful lady
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W 600227 • What might Mrs Gonzales have told Aunt Mathilda about Justus and the whole case?
Take a sheet of paper and write a dialogue between the two women.
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It is thanks to Mrs Gonzales’ powers of persuasion that Justus can resume his investigations.
After a ten-minute conversation with Mrs Gonzales Aunt Mathilda changes her mind about
Justus’ investigations and allows him to carry on (p.79).
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Worksheet 7 p
 The curtain rises
Now that your dialogue is ready it’s time to present it to your class as a short role play.
Attention! Your role play will be more lively and exiting if Mrs Gonzales and Aunt Mathilda
show their typical character traits.
• Look at chapter 12 once again and write down all the information that you can get about Mrs
Gonzales and Aunt Mathilda’s character, the way they behave, speak, look, move and so on.
Aunt Mathilda
She talks with a surprisingly energetic
voice (p.76)
… looking grimmer and grimmer (p. 78)
Vocabulary
it is thanks to…
persuasion
to resume
to change one’s mind
to carry on
character traits
to consider
dank …
Überzeugungskraft
wiederaufnehmen
seine Meinung ändern
weitermachen
Characterzüge
berücksichtigen
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When you practise your role play, make sure that you consider all the facts that you have
collected!
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Worksheet 8 p
Chapter
13 – LA BREA (TR. 20 & 21)
Chapter
14 – OVER AND OUT (TR.22)
 „Doppelt gemoppelt“ is a funny
expression in German. Unfortunately there is no similar word in
English. You would need to say
“saying the same thing twice over“.
 Doppelt gemoppelt (La) Brea Tar Pits  .................................................................................................
 What’s up at La Brea? The La Brea Tar Pits are not all about tar!
There are many other interesting things you can see and do there.
• Go on the internet again and do some investigating!
Can you find answers for following questions?
1. What’s the name of the park in which the La Brea Tar Pits can be found?
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2. What does the George C. Page Museum have to do with the La Brea Tar Pits?
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3. Can you find out what the „fishbowl“ is?
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4. What are „Pit 91“ and „Project 23“?
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5. Write down at least 5 animals that were found at the La Brea Tar Pits.
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Bildquelle: Caitlin Mirra (shutterstock.com)
W 600227 • Go on the internet and look for a translation of the word
brea - it’s a Spanish word! Now translate the whole word
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The tar pit in which the Madonna is hidden is only one of many pits
in this area. The whole cluster of pits is called La Brea Tar Pits –
which is actually quite a funny name … Can you find out why?
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Worksheet 8 p
 The „black“ Madonna
If you have read the text carefully, this questions will be easy as pie!
• Why is the black Madonna black?
Take a sheet of paper and describe how she got her dark colour.
• Take a pen and connect the first names with the matching last names.
Cross out the wrong names.
Brian
Smith
Marcus
Sheffers
Jim
John
J
ohnson
Steve
Martin
Steven
Myers
Bright
Bob
Farrell
Peters
Brown
 And finally ...
If you have read the last chapter carefully, you will know what is written on Justus’ card that he
gives back to Inspector Cotta.
• Write it down.
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Vocabulary
clusterhier: Ansammlung
saying the same thing twice over
doppelt gemoppelt (dasselbe zweimal sagen)
to be all about sth.
um etwas gehen
easy as piekinderleicht
by accidentaus Versehen
W 600227 … the names of the masked burglars have got mixed up – and some wrong names are on the list
by accident
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